Kia Motors America: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Kia Motors America reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 4, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 379,931. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Park away from buildings
NHTSA attached a park-outside advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Sportage and Cadenza vehicles. The electrical circuit in the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may short-circuit, which can cause a fire in the engine compartment.
The risk
An engine compartment fire can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures as a precaution until the recall repair is complete. Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain fuses in the electrical junction box. Vehicles equipped with an electronic parking brake (EPB) will also receive a HECU software update. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on April 30, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC206.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Kia Sportage | 54 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 2020 Kia Sportage | 166 | 2 | 13 | 11 |
| 2019 Kia Cadenza | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Kia Sportage | 71 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 Kia Cadenza | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Kia Sportage | 165 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| 2017 Kia Cadenza | 33 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 Kia Sportage | 404 | 4 | 28 | 14 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 21V137000.
Full record for the 2021 Kia Sportage → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →